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Sarah Littman is an editorial page columnist for the Greenwich Time, a Tribune Newspaper. Here are her most recent columns. For older columns click on Column Archives button on top of page and choose which year you're interested in. E-mail Sarah for reprint rights.
My GT Mugshot Bush security policy most affects freedom 12/27/2005
I'd planned to speak of happier things in 2005's final column, but given the
revelation about the president authorizing the National Security Agency to
eavesdrop on U.S. citizens without a warrant -- well, it's hard to be
lighthearted when this kind of abuse of executive power is being perpetrated by
a leader who swore to uphold the Constitution.
A tangled Web of personality profiles 12/13/2005 Enough of politics! It's time to do the annual procrastination roundup - fun websites to explore when you really should be working.
Trading on nation's fears is nothing new 11/29/2005 Watching "Good Night and Good Luck", I realize plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. It's deja vu all over again.
Religion leads me to reject all fanaticism 11/15/05 After hearing a lecture by Dr. Judea Pearl, father of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, I realize how faith influences my world view.
Women can avoid a royal miscalculation 11/1/05 Why women need to realize that Prince Charming might not come (and even if he does he might leave or die) so they need to learn about their own finances and plan.
Young readers deserve a breadth of literature 10/18/05 My young adult author colleagues form AS IF! (Author's Supporting Intellectual Freedom) in response to a school in Austin TX, which turned down a $3 Million donation from the son of Swift Boat Veterans for the uh, "Truth" funder Robert McNair, because it was conditional on removing Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain from the optional 12th grade reading list.
At least public sees problems with deficit 10/4/05 The GOP has been spending money like drunken sailors and it's our kids who are going to end up with the financial hangover.
Prayer is supposed to be disaster's remedy? 9/20/05 The government's delayed response to Hurricane Katrina was inexcusable. And with the GOP in control of both houses of Congress and the Executive Branch, they can't blame THIS on Bill Clinton. Although I'm sure they'll try.
Responding to the realities of diabetes 9/6/2005 On November 10th, 2004 my daughter's life changed irrevocably when she was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. I ask my readers to support our family team, "Take the A Train" in our effort to raise funds for the JDRF.
Ad provides dose of reality about weight 8/23/2005 Why I love the Dove Girls ad - and think Richard Roeper is an idiot who is suffering from an overdose of the Y chromosome. Or at least that's HIS excuse.
Putting aside politics for 'childish' things 8/9/2005 After one last rant about that slimy toad, Robert Novak, I'm taking off my political columnist hat and putting on my children's book writers hat, for the annual SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) Conference in LA. Fun and Games!
Facts on leak scandal turned upside down 7/26/2005 It's official. The GOP has gone "Through the Looking Glass." How else would you explain the party spin on the "Plamegate" scandal, as voiced by Rep. King (R-NY) that Karl Rove "deserves a medal". Being prosecuted for treason is more like it.
Americans haven't been watchful enough 7/12/2005 The July 7th bombings in London bring back memories of my childhood in the 70's. It makes me wonder why so many people in this country seem to think that terrorism started on 9/11.
July Fourth and the nature of patriotism 6/28/2005 Does patriotism mean "my country, right or wrong?" Or is it by standing up for the things this country stands for and calling a dishonest government that puts its soldiers at risk using politically influenced intelligence into account?
Bush should improve his "parenting" skills 6/14/2005
If I had to pick the most important thing I've learned about parenting, it's
that children emulate what their parents do more
than what they say. As the reigning world superpower, espousing the spread of
freedom, democracy and human rights, our country could be considered as acting
in loco parentis. This is why the president's disingenuous reaction to a recent
Amnesty International report is so reprehensible
Research opponents need a dose of reality 5/31/2005 After seeing President Bush posing with children born from frozen embryos in an attempt to justify his opposition to embryonic stem cell research, I'm proposing another photo opportunity. I'd like the president to meet with me and my daughter Amie, diagnosed with Type I diabetes last November, so that he can look my 8-year-old daughter in the eye and explain to her why "the use of federal money, taxpayers' money to promote science which destroys life in order to save life is -- I'm against that. And therefore, if the bill does that, I will veto it." On highway issues and Mr. Shays' road 5/17/2005 Math was never my strong subject, as noticed by one of my alert readers. Make that gas at $6.72 a gallon. And now that it's spring and I'm feeling playful, it's time for another game of "Guess who said it"
My visit to England was a gas, at $4.43 per gallon 5/3/2005 Americans are whining about gas prices of $2.50 and up. Try filling up your SUV in Old Blighty.
The question I have for Republican lawmakers who have changed the ethics rules to keep the slimy Tom DeLay in power is this: How can a man with no respect for the law be entrusted with the responsibility of being a lawmaker?
Rest in Peace, Terri. Last Thursday Mrs. Schiavo was finally allowed to die with dignity -- if you believe those were her wishes. If you follow the argument that life should be preserved at all costs, no matter what the quality, she was murdered, cruelly starved to death.
Words aren't cheap with these youngsters 3/22/2005 The In-House Vice Squad (aka my kids) have bought me a "Swear Box" complete with tariff of charges. Time to take out a second mortgage.
The latest smear from the GOP 'truth' squad 3/8/2005 The same guys who brought us the Swift Boat Veterans for the "truth" are now attacking...can it be so? Grandma and Grandpa...as Bugs Bunny would say: "This means WAR!"
Bush needs a kids' lesson in budgeting 2/22/2005 The President wants us to think he can have his budget pie and eat it too
Overdevelopment can be limited by town 2/8/2005 Greenwich residents need to speak out at the Board of Selectmen meeting to support the Planning and Zoning Commissions proposal to include two lot subdivisions, thus closing the planning loophole which has led to so much out of character development in town.
How can fiction be funnier than reality? 1/25/2005 The truth really IS stranger than fiction. Just check out the media and you'll see.
I've often wondered how a free spirit like yours truly ended up raising a live-in Moral Majority. It's got to be some kind of big cosmic joke.
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